Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s top flight football competition La Liga, has described piracy as “the biggest challenge in the world of football and the sports industry in general” suggesting that Google is the main cause, accusing the search engine of not taking adequate measures to tackle the threat. “The big problem we are currently […]
TelevisaUnivision, the Spanish-language media and content company, has announced the appointment of Daniel Alegre as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. As part of the Board of Directors’ long-term succession planning process, Alegre will succeed Wade Davis, who will transition to the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and continue as […]
Telenor Group has announced an expanded partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate Telenor’s digital transformation through advanced data capabilities. Telenor Group is a technology-driven communication services provider across the Nordics and Asia. Underpinning Telenor’s AI-First strategy and cloud-native ambitions, Telenor is transforming how it harnesses the power of its data, partnering with Google Cloud to […]
Following an inquiry opened by BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division as part of its routine monitoring programme, Google has voluntarily unlisted a video demonstrating the capabilities of Google Gemini, its large language model artificial intelligence (AI) offering introduced in December 2023. The National Advertising Division’s (NAD) routine monitoring programme includes a focus on, among […]
Imagine Communications, a provider of ad tech solutions for TV broadcast, has announced a significant advancement in its partnership with Google Ad Manager. This collaboration is central to Imagine’s strategy of developing converged linear, streaming, and VoD solutions across both live and non-live content, accelerating the industry’s transitional shift toward Total TV. The partnership between […]
An investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Google is using anti-competitive practices in open-display ad tech, which it believes could be harming thousands of UK publishers and advertisers. As set out in a statement of objections issued to Google, the CMA has provisionally found that, when placing digital […]
A study from WARC, specialists in marketing effectiveness, has found that global advertising spend is on course to grow 10.5 per cent in 2024 to a total of $1.07 trillion (€0.96tn) – the best performance in six years if the post-Covid recovery of 2021 (+27.9 per cent year-on-year) is disregarded. Ad spend growth is also […]
The European Programmatic TV Initiative (EPTVI), led by thought leadership and advisory collective The Project X Initiative, has announced the addition of industry advisors, and new partnerships with OpenX, an independent supply-side platform for audience, data, and identity targeting, and Google Ad Manager, Google’s supply-side platform for publishers and broadcasters across all formats and screens […]
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and one of Google’s earliest employees, has died aged 56. Her husband, Dennis Troper, broke the news in a Facebook post, writing on August 10th: “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of Susan Wojcicki passing. My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five […]
Google has unveiled its new Google TV Streamer device, replacing Chromecast, which it says “is designed to give you the best entertainment and smart home experience possible”. Google TV Streamer offers access to 700,000+ movies and shows through streaming apps like YouTube TV, Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and more, in addition to live TV with […]